Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
切
qiē, qiè
Description
"切"是一个常用字，最常见的意思是用刀把东西分开，比如切菜、切水果。
"切" is a common character, most often meaning to cut things with a knife, like cutting vegetables or fruit.
它也可以读作 qiè，表示紧急、贴近的意思，比如"急切"、"亲切"。
It can also be pronounced qiè, meaning urgent or close, as in "急切" (urgent) or "亲切" (kind).
Meanings
切qiē
to cut (with a knife)
妈妈在厨房切西瓜。
Mom is cutting watermelon in the kitchen.
亲切qīnqiè
close; warm; earnest (as in feelings)
老师说话很亲切。
The teacher speaks very kindly.
一切yíqiè
all; everything (in fixed words)
这里的一切都很好。
Everything here is very good.
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Notes
- Pronunciation
read qiē for "to cut"; read qiè in words like 亲切, 急切, 一切.
- Nuance
qiē is a physical action verb, while qiè conveys closeness, urgency, or completeness.
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